Farmers Urge Action on Ag Labor Shortages

Southeast Regional Ag News
North Carolina grower Faylene Whitaker shares with Congress how H-2A workers keep her farm running. She says without them, there would be no workforce—and no harvest.

Proposed Overtime Tax Credit for CA Farms Fails in Committee

California Ag Today
Senate Bill 628 aimed to support farm employers and workers affected by California’s overtime law. The bill was rejected along party lines despite support from farm groups and labor advocates.

Egg prices

Idaho Ag Today
The bad news is that retail egg prices in the U.S. have hit a record level.

Worse news... USDA forecasts they could increase by another 40 percent in 2025.

Hearing on Chinese Ag Purchases Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China held their first hearing titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to America."

Hearing on Chinese Ag Purchases Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China held their first hearing titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to America."

California Commodities Pile Up and Land Pulled from Conservation Reserve

The Agribusiness Update
California commodities are piling up at the Port of Oakland thanks to unavailable containers or space on cargo ships, and landowners plan to pull 1.7 million acres from the Conservation Reserve and put them back into crop production.

Florida Blackberry Field Day and Land Pulled from Conservation Reserve

The Agribusiness Update
Florida Blackberry Field Day is May 25th, and landowners plan to pull 1.7 million acres from the Conservation Reserve and put them back into crop production.

Bird Flu Precautions and Senate Hears from Beef Industry

The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis scientists urging precautions against bird flu, and Senate hears testimony from beef industry on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.

Georgia Burn Ban and Senate Hears from Beef Industry

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia burn ban is now in effect, and Senate hears testimony from beef industry on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.

WSTFA on Buffer Bill Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association president Jon DeVaney gives his thoughts on HB 1838, the Buffer Bill, that proposes to expand the riparian mitigation zones along rivers, streams and lakes to 100-250 feet.

WSTFA on Buffer Bill Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association president Jon DeVaney gives his thoughts on HB 1838, the Buffer Bill, that proposes to expand the riparian mitigation zones along rivers, streams and lakes to 100-250 feet.

Buffer Bill Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington State Dairy Federation executive director, Dan Wood calls on ag community to contact their legislator and let them know what a terrible idea the Buffer Bill, HB 1838, would be for agriculture.

Buffer Bill Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington State Dairy Federation executive director, Dan Wood calls on ag community to contact their legislator and let them know what a terrible idea the Buffer Bill, HB 1838, would be for agriculture.

Stepped-Up Basis Still Considered

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Based on recent Congressional testimony, eliminating the stepped-up basis, for offsetting farm transfer taxes at death, is still on the table.

USTR Talks China Trade and Hemp Regulations

The Agribusiness Update
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer updates trade talks with China, and while the new Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp it will be a year or more before regulations are realized.

Tariffs Gebbers Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Gebbers Farms president/CEO talks with House of Representatives subcommittee on trade about tariffs and the pain felt by growers.

Benefits of Biotechnology

Food Forethought
Young first generation farmer speaks to Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture on the benefits of biotechnology.